Q: If Catholics do not worship Mary, why then do Catholics pray to Mary? A: Catholics pray to Mary, other Saints and the holy angels, because we do not believe prayer is worship. Catholics understand worship in the Biblical sense, which involves the presentation of an actual flesh and blood sacrifice. This, coupled with the act of adoration (full submission of the mind, body, soul and will) is how Catholics understand worship in its most pure and Biblical sense. The mere act of prayer is simply to offer requests, and does not in and of itself, constitute real Biblical worship.I guess Shane has never heard of latria, hyperdulia or dulia. Otherwise, he would have mentioned it. We, Catholics, not only pray to the Blessed Mother and the Saints, we also venerate them.
The mere act of prayer is simply to offer requests, and does not in and of itself, constitute real Biblical worship.The third sentence of the Hail Mary is such a request that Shane talks about. I guess he ignores the first two sentences of the Hail Mary. But then again, he may not even know the prayer, considering the article he has written.